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Transport Topics government and regulatory coverage keeps managers of a highly-regulated industry aware of the policy decisions that can shape their businesses. Covering both the legislative and regulatory aspects of policy-making, at both the state and national levels, the news in this category includes looks at infrastructure, hours of service, emissions rules, funding measures, leadership appointments, and more. Readers can follow what’s happening in Congress, at the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Administration, and in state and local governments.

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ACT Forecasts Imminent Slowdown in Class 8, Trailer Production

For those still wondering about the state of the commercial vehicle market in the United States, ACT Research during a webinar Sept. 11 delivered a forecast that conditions continue to deteriorate and that pullback in build rates for heavy-duty trucks and trailers is “imminent.â€

September 12, 2019
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Biggest Battery System Inches N.Y. Toward 100% Green Energy Goal

The biggest battery system in New York is now storing electricity at a technology campus north of Albany to help stabilize the state’s power grid and reduce carbon emissions.

September 12, 2019
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Senate Leader McConnell Implores Swift Action on Federal Funding Process

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell urged the chamber’s funding leaders to proceed quickly with measures that would guarantee funding for federal agencies through the next fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.

September 12, 2019
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California Passes Bill That May Affect Independent Contractor Status for Truckers

California lawmakers have passed a bill that codifies into law a 2018 state Supreme Court decision that makes it easier for independent contractors to become reclassified as employees of motor carriers.

September 12, 2019
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Applications Filed for Major Cargo Projects at Anchorage Airport

Nearly $600 million worth of cargo warehouse and transfer facility developments are proposed at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.

September 12, 2019
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New York Completes $1.8 Million Bridge Strike Prevention Project

New York officials have completed a project meant to reduce bridge strikes on the King Street Bridge in Westchester County.

September 12, 2019
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Michigan Gets $7.5 Million to Test Self-Driving Cars

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $7.5 million grant to the City of Detroit, the State of Michigan, the University of Michigan and the American Center for Mobility in Ypsilanti to boost research, development and testing of self-driving cars.

September 12, 2019
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NHTSA Opens Probe Into Nissan Rogue Automatic Emergency Braking

DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating complaints that the automatic emergency braking on the Nissan Rogue can turn on for no apparent reason.

September 12, 2019
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European Central Bank Deploys New Stimulus to Help Economy

FRANKFURT, Germany — The European Central Bank delivered a new blast of monetary stimulus Sept. 12 to help the shaky economy in the face of uncertainties such as the U.S.-China trade conflict and Brexit.

September 12, 2019
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Monthly CPI Up 0.3% and 2.4% Over Last Year

The August core consumer price index, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.3% from the prior month and was up 2.4% from a year earlier, a Labor Department report showed Sept. 12.

September 12, 2019